Pound and stocks bouncing up and down!

* European stocks retreat after hitting one-year highs on Tuesday * STOXX 600 -0.1%, FTSE 100 -0.2%, FTSE 250 -0.3%; DAX +0.4% * Tug of war between UK exporters and domestic stocks as last-ditch Brexit talks continue * Roche gains, ASML down after results Welcome to the home for real-time …

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Royal Mail workers vote for strike action

Royal Mail is facing its first strike in a decade after the majority of Communication Workers Union (CWU) members voted in favour of action. Ballot results hailed as “historic” The vast majority (97.1%) of around 110,000 voters backed a strike from a 76% turnout of CWU members, representing both one …

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Socialist Party :: Massive vote for strike action:

Link to this page: https://www.socialistparty.org.uk/issue/1060/29732 From The Socialist newspaper, 16 October 2019 There was a deafening roar of approval at the special meeting convened by the Communications Workers Union (CWU) when it was announced that postal workers in Royal Mail had voted yes to strike action by a massive 97.1%. …

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A postal strike? Bring it on!

MODERN trades unions have a split personality. If their members are in the private sector, they appear as meek as they can be. We hardly, if ever, hear of militants calling the membership out on strike. Business owners would call out their capital on strike as well and take it …

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Royal Mail strike could hit during peak after union vote

Delivery during peak period this year may be impacted by a Royal Mail strike after workers in a major union voted overwhelmingly for industrial action. Royal Mail workers in the Communication Workers Union (CWU) voted by 97.1% to strike while workers of subsidiary Parcelforce also supported the strike in two …

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